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About
Provided by Fernando Mantilla-Serrano
Practice Areas
Fernando Mantilla-Serrano is a partner in the Paris office of Latham & Watkins and Global Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice. He is acclaimed for the depth of his knowledge and experience in international arbitration representing companies, States, and State-owned entities in highly complex commercial and investor-State disputes.
His practice covers numerous sectors, with particular focus on the oil & gas, power, natural resources, construction, manufacturing and automotive industries.
Career
Mr. Mantilla-Serrano has acted as lead counsel in arbitrations conducted under the main institutional arbitration rules (ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICDR), as well as ad hoc rules, in venues around the globe. He has in depth experience in complex investor-state disputes, in particular under the aegis of ICSID. He serves regularly as tribunal chairman, sole arbitrator and party-appointed arbitrator, and has also served as expert before arbitral tribunals and State courts.
Professional Memberships
Mr. Mantilla-Serrano is member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Governing Board and of the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC) Court of Arbitration, fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and member of the International Law Association (ILA).